BY ADOW JUBAT
WhatsApp's new notification has been
long awaited by fans WhatsApp, the social messaging smartphone app, has issued an update introducing
a feature that many users have been asking for since its launch.
The chat service has finally
introduced a new notification which displays a blue tick next to a private
message once it's been read.
It's a feature many users have
wanted for years, and indeed one that many thought the app already had.
Previously, successfully sent
outgoing messages had two grey ticks
next to them. The first meant the message had successfully left the user's
device and the assumption was that the second meant it'd been received and
read.
But, in fact, the second tick meant
that the message had been sent from Whatsapp's server to the recipient's device, not
that they'd actually seen it.
The two grey ticks will still appear
in private chats, and will turn blue when the message has been read.
The FAQ page on WhatsApp's website
has been updated to explain the new feature.
It also suggests a similar feature
will appear in group chat windows, with ticks turning blue when everyone in the
group has read your message.
The new FAQ reads: "In a group
chat, the second check marks will appear when all participants in the
group have received your message. The two blue check marks will appear
when all participants in the group have read your message."
The new feature won't require users
to update their iOS or Android apps, but will be introduced
"over-the-air". Not all users have seen the blue ticks yet, which
suggests the companies are rolling it out gradually.
WhatsApp has estimated 600m monthly
active users, and was bought by Facebook earlier this year for $19bn.
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